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Nokia 6300
Nokia 6300
Screen 2-inch, 240 × 320 (16.7 million colours)
Camera 2 MP
Default ringtone Polyphonic with 64 chords
Memory card 7.8 MB
Physical size 106.4 × 43.6 × 11.7 mm
Weight 91 g
Predecessor Nokia 6070, Nokia 6230
Successor Nokia 6303 classic, Nokia 6700 classic

The Nokia 6300 is a mobile telephone handset produced by Nokia. The Nokia 6300 was assembled in several factories, but is currently assembled in Cluj Plant, Romania, and has been on sale since January 2007.

The 6300 was a more style driven replacement for the 6030 product. The 6300 use Nokia updated segmentation to target young, aspirational business minded people.

Features[]

The phone supports MicroSD cards up to 2 GB (4 GB with the 6300i variant), meaning that the phone can be used practically as an MP3 player. Using the supplied and freely available Nokia PC Suite, one can convert all the MP3 files in a music library to e-AAC in order to fit more on the card. The 2.5 mm headphone jack means that few commercial headsets will fit the phone, however there are adapters available enabling the use of headphones with a standard jack.

Like most other new Nokia phones, the 6300 eschews their old Pop-Port connector for a standard mini-USB connector. At the launch many questioned why to include the USB port for data, but not for charging. Nokia's support for USB was desired, but slipped to a later s40 release.

The phone also has two slow flashing lights on the side, to show missed calls or messages. This feature is an update of the reminder light in the 6060 fold phone that did not have an external display

With firmware version 06.01 and later, Nokia 6300 is capable of playing MPEG-4 (*.mp4) files with a QCIF resolution of 176×144 at 25 frames per second. The phone allows the user to view the video clips in full-screen landscape mode and set the fast-forward/rewind interval from a few seconds to minutes. Improved audio quality for music playback was also noted for this firmware version, thus making the Nokia 6300 a music phone similar to its counterparts, the Nokia XpressMusic. In addition, video clips can replace ringtones so that an actual motion picture is shown while there is an incoming call.

Popularity and reception[]

Nokia 6300 was a highly popular mobile phone handset throughout the world, officially the best-selling Nokia handset in 2007. A report from The Economist said that Nokia 6300 was the most popular handset in Africa as of the beginning of 2011, four years after the original release.

Reviewers of the handset generally praised the build quality and feature set. Reviewer S21 called it “our favourite Nokia phone for a long time”, praising the user-friendliness and metallic design.

The 6300 was succeeded by the Nokia 6303 classic and Nokia 6700 classic.

Nokia 6300i[]

The Nokia 6300i is an upgraded version of the Nokia 6300 with the same design but adding Wireless LAN and VoIP capability and support for 4 GB microSD cards (the 6300 could only support up to 2 GB microSD cards). It was announced on 26 March 2008. The device is designed for typical use in Europe and only distributed there.

Specification sheet[]

Type Specification
Modes GSM 850 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 Americas version (Euro/Asian version has 900 in place of 850 band)
Weight 91 g (3.21 oz)
Dimensions 106.4 x 43.6 x 11.7 mm (4.2 x 1.72 x 0.46 in)
Form Factor Candybar
Battery Life Talk: 4.5 hours Standby: 348 hrs (14.5 days)
Battery Type Li-Ion 860 mAh (Nokia BL-4C)
Display Type: LCD (Color TFT/TFD) Colors: 16.7 million (24-bit) Size: 2" Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA)
Platform / OS BB5 / Nokia Series 40, 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2
Memory 7.8 MB (built-in, flash shared memory)
Phone Book Capacity 1000
FCC ID PPIRM-222, PPIRM-217 for Asia/Europe version
SAR 0.57 W/kg
Digital TTY/TDD Yes
Multiple Languages Yes
Polyphonic Ringtones Chords: 64
Ringer Profiles Yes
Vibrate Yes
Bluetooth Supported Profiles: HSP, HFP, A2DP, SAP version 2.0 + EDR
PC Sync Yes
USB Built-in Mini-USB connector (does not charge phone)
Multiple Numbers per Name Yes
Voice Dialing Yes
Custom Graphics Yes
Custom Ringtones Yes
Data-Capable Yes
Flight Mode Yes
Packet Data Technology: EDGE (EGPRS) class 10
WAP / Web Browser WAP 2.0 / supports HTML, XHTML, TCP/IP
Predictive Text Entry Technology: T9
Side Keys volume keys on right
Memory Card Slot Card Type: microSD / TransFlash up to 2 GB. 1 GB card included (depending on service provider)
Email Client Protocols Supported: IMAP4, POP3, SMTP supports attachments
MMS MMS 1.2 / up to 300 KB per message / SMIL
Text Messaging 2-Way: Yes
FM Radio Stereo: Yes
Music Player Supported Formats: MP3, MP4, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV
Camera Resolution: 2+ megapixel with 8x digital zoom
Streaming Video Protocol: 3GPP
Video Capture QCIF resolution / 15 fps / H.263 format
Alarm Yes
Calculator Yes
Calendar Yes
SyncML Yes
To-Do List Yes
Voice Memo Yes
Games Yes
Java (J2ME) Version: MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1 supported JSRs: 75, 82, 120, 135, 172, 177, 184, 185, 205, 226
Headset Jack (2.5 mm) Yes
Push-To-Talk Some versions only Type: PoC momo4u
Speaker Phone Yes
Official Latest Firmware Version 07.21/07.30 (depending on product code) [1]

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